Plandex v2: self-hosted setup and coding demo

Uploaded on May 17, 2025, this tutorial covers Plandex v2, the version identified in the supplied description. It documents the setup and capabilities presented at that time.

The presenter introduces Plandex as an open source terminal coding assistant for changes across large codebases. He describes a project map powered by Tree-sitter, support for more than 30 languages, and a context capacity exceeding two million tokens. These are the video's claims, rather than independently verified performance results. He also explains a diff review sandbox for inspecting generated edits before merging them.

The self-hosted walkthrough uses Windows with WSL, Git, VS Code and Docker Desktop. It covers cloning the repository, starting a local server on port 8099, installing the CLI and selecting the local host during sign-in. The presenter describes Ollama as an option for a local LLM, alongside remote providers such as OpenRouter and OpenAI. Hosting the Plandex server locally does not establish that model inference stays on the machine.

The demonstrated task uses Gemini 2.5 to generate a task management app. The presenter shows demo login credentials, task creation and completion controls, while acknowledging font, color and other formatting problems. He recommends Plandex primarily for making changes across an existing project; the generated app illustrates one workflow rather than proving error-free autonomous development.